Battle of Lesbos (1912)
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The Battle of Lesbos took place from 21 November – 21 December 1912 during the First Balkan War, resulting in the capture of the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos by the Kingdom of Greece.
Greek troops land at Mytilene, 21 November 1912
Proclamation issued by Rear Admiral Kountouriotis on the occupation of Mytilene
Pavlos Kountouriotis
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Pavlos Kountouriotis was a Greek admiral who served during the Balkan Wars, was regent of Greece, and the first president of the Second Hellenic Republic. In total he served four times as head of the
Kountouriotis c. 1915
Kountouriotis and crew on the deck of Georgios Averof, 1912
The signal sent by Admiral Kountouriotis from the cruiser Georgios Averof to the fleet, at the start of the Battle of Elli.-- Translated it reads: "By the power of God and with the wishes of the King and in the name of Justice, I sail with unstoppable force and with confidence about victory against the enemy of the race."
Kountouriotis in 1924 is sworn in as the first President of the Second Hellenic Republic